Category: monthly spending report

Hot on the heels of my dislike of Christmas, is my general malaise towards January. I’m not quite sure why I don’t like it but I do know how happy I am when the 31st rolls around. To be fair, this January went by fairly quickly and we had a nice month seeing friends and sorting some life stuff out. I don’t make resolutions but I am up for our own personal challenge this year…

I’ll just put it out there straightaway – I don’t like Christmas and subsequently, December is one of my least favourite months of the year (close on the heels of January). I’m most bothered by the excess I see everywhere and largely just go through the motions of the festivities. Yes, I have a tree (I’m not that much of a scrooge) and I appreciate the twinkly lights. But equally, I’m happy when the 27th…

November flew by starting with a bang with a wonderful fireworks display. We then had a glorious 10 days away from home with a little staycation in the UK. Initially, it was meant to be a long weekend but we felt like we needed a bit more of a time out and so we extended it to 10 days. Yes, we went over our initial budget for the long weekend but all told, it didn’t…

October is done with more money in the savings account – the forward march of savings progress is always a happy event! I finally got my pay rise at work, which was dismal but it was backdated to April so a welcome little extra in this month’s payslip. We did OK in October – spent more than we’d like to in some categories but less in others which equals itself out with no overall budget…

Another month complete, another spending report up on the blog. September was glorious and work flew by – mostly because we were on holiday for 2 weeks and had just 2 weeks at work. I like how fast payday seemed to roll around as I wasn’t counting down 4 working weeks this month! All quiet once we got back from holiday, we had a weekend away at the end of the month too, which was…

Another month complete, another spending report up on the blog. August has been notably quieter than June and July, which I am extremely grateful for. We’ve had some quieter weekends which have been welcome and have pretty much spent most of the month excited for our holiday at the beginning of September. We haven’t had a proper extended break yet this year and it’s definitely telling on our mental and physical states! credit cards: how…

Here’s July’s spending report. Below, you’ll find a few explanations to give you some context and then the categories where our money gets spent. Aiming to become financially independent means we want to keep our spending as low as we can. This year, we’re having to deal with some health related challenges that has inched our spending up. We can afford it, but it also means our spending in some categories is higher than we’d…

Here’s June’s spending report. Below, you’ll find a few explanations to give you some context and then the categories where our money gets spent. Aiming to become financially independent means we want to keep our spending as low as we can. This year, we’re having to deal with some health related challenges that has inched our spending up. We can afford it, but it also means our spending in some categories is higher than we’d…

Just like that another month is over – here’s May’s spending report. Below, you’ll find a few explanations to give you some context and then the categories where our money gets spent. Aiming to become financially independent means we want to keep our spending as low as we can. This year, we’re having to deal with some health related challenges that has inched our spending up. We can afford it, but it also means our…

Four months into the year, so here’s April’s spending report. Below, you’ll find a few explanations to give you some context and then the categories where our money gets spent. Aiming to become financially independent means we want to keep our spending as low as we can. This year, we’re having to deal with some health related challenges that has inched our spending up. We can afford it, but it also means our spending in…